Jan 09, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE GUZMAN FAMINE.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG.

OKAY, READY? ALL GUYS, THERE'S THE FLAG.

TWO, THREE, I PLED TO, TO THE FACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC PREACH OF STANDS AND UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR ANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE, ONE STATE UNDER ALL ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE.

A PRESENTATION, UH, PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING

I JUST ASKED THEM LIKE 30 SECONDS AGO IF THEY WOULD DO THAT.

ALRIGHT, NEXT IS

[a. Present a Proclamation designating January 9, 2024, as Fran Laukaitis Day in Cedar Hill.]

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JANUARY 9TH, 2024 AS FRIEND OAS DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

SO I WILL COME ON DOWN AND, UH, IS FRED IN THE BUILDING? WELL, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

I AM REALLY, TRULY HONORED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TODAY.

UM, THAT IS NOT A CLICHE.

UH, THIS IS REALLY A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

UM, I, BEFORE I READ THIS, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, AS MAYOR, I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I CAN DO, UH, WITHOUT THE, UH, COUNCIL'S, UH, APPROVAL.

AND ONE, OF COURSE IS TO DO A PROCLAMATION.

UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE, UH, JUST A FEW THINGS ABOUT, JUST PERSONALLY TO ME.

UH, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE BECAUSE SHE OFFICIALLY RETIRED LIKE LAST FRIDAY, , SO I STILL ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD COME TODAY.

UH, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

UH, WHICH REALLY JUST SHOWS YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON, YOU KNOW, WHO YOU ARE.

UM, I'M SPEAKING FROM THE HEART RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I MET FRAN, UM, ALONG WITH, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, .

SHE MIGHT HAVE KNOWN YOU LONGER THAN ME.

MM-HMM.

BUT, UH, WE ALL, THE THREE OF US SERVED ON A COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UH, WITH THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND, UH, I THINK WE HAD SOME VIRTUAL MEETINGS, UH, AT FIRST BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MET IN PERSON.

BUT EVEN JUST MEETING, UH, VIRTUALLY, UH, WE WAS UNDERNEATH YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, AT THE TIME.

AND, UH, WE REALLY JUST REALLY JUST CONNECTED.

UH, WE HAD A COMMON GOAL.

WE WANTED A STRONG, UH, REPRESENTATIVE, A GOOD LEADER, UH, FOR THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND WE HAD SEVERAL CANDIDATES.

AND IF WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS THE RIGHT ONE, WE'LL START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, UH, DID DURING THAT PROCESS.

UM, I WENT TO, UH, YOUR RETIREMENT PARTY LAST WEEK, AND, UM, ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, UH, YOU KNOW, DESCRIBED A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT YOU, BUT ONE THING THAT STUCK OUT TO ME WAS, UH, I BELIEVE HIS TERM HE USED WAS YOU AS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER.

DOES THAT RING A BELL? ? WELL, I WANT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, AGREE WITH THAT.

UH, I, I, I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU LEAD.

UH, YOU CAME INTO CHARLTON, UM, AND I'LL TELL YOU PERSONALLY AS MAYOR, UH, YOU HEAR A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT, UH, THE HEALTHCARE, UH, THAT'S GOING ON AROUND OUR REGION.

UH, SO THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME, SOME STIGMA, UH, DURING THAT TIME PRIOR TO YOU, UH, BEING THERE.

BUT SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, UH, I HAVE NOT HEARD OF, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY, YOU KNOW, PATIENTS, UH, OR, OR I GUESS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, UH, THAT WAS, UH, SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT TARLETON.

TO ME, FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT, I THINK THERE'S, UH, A BIG TURNAROUND UNDERNEATH YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY WANTING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO CHARLESTON METHODIST.

UM, AND ALSO SINCE THEN, YOU ACTUALLY EXPAND THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT WAS THERE.

SO THE NEEDS THAT WE HAD BEFORE YOU GOT THERE, THEY HAD TO GO TO A SPECIALIST, HAD TO GO TO OTHER PLACES.

YOU ADDED, YOU KNOW, TO CARE, UH, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COME TO CHARLESTON METHODIST.

UM, SO ALONG WITH THAT, THERE WAS A WORD THAT I DIDN'T THINK I HEARD, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.

AND I FOUND THAT WORD THIS WEEKEND.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU THIS WEEKEND, AND THE WORD THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS YOU HAVE GRACE.

I THINK THAT'S JUST A PERFECT WORD FOR YOU.

UH, AS YOU ARE LEADING A HOSPITAL, REPRESENTING THE REGION, UH, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU, YOU KNOW, RAISE YOUR ITALIAN VOICE .

UH, BUT ANYTHING THAT YOU DID, ANY DECISIONS YOU MADE, ALWAYS CAME WITH GRACE.

UH, SO THAT IS MY WORD, YOU KNOW, FOR YOU.

UM, PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A PRESIDENT OF A HOSPITAL.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL , BUT THE WAY THAT I GREW UP WITH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT LIKE ME, JUST DON'T GET A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE PRESIDENT OF A HOSPITAL TO BE ABLE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.

AND ME BEING A NEW MAYOR, EXPERIENCING THE PANDEMIC TIME, UH, I NEEDED TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL SOMEONE IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR MY CITY.

AND YOU WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO BE ABLE TO HELP.

SO I'M TRULY REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A FEW WORDS.

SO, WHEREAS 2010, FRED LUTA JOINED METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER AS THE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER.

AND IN 2015, FRED LUTA BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE AND REGISTERED NURSE TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF METHODIST HEALTHCARE SY SYSTEM HOSPITAL.

AND FRAN LATIS HAS, UH, SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED THE QUALITY AND VARIETY OF CARE

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TO CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS AND SOUTH DALLAS COUNTY.

AND DURING A TIME AT CHARLTON METH AT, UH, METHODIST, CHARLTON, FRAN LATI, UH, GREW THE ST ELEVATION, UH, MYOCARDIAL IN, UH, FRACTION DID I I SAYING THIS RIGHT, INFRACTION.

I'VE BEEN PRACTICING, UH, PROGRAM ACHIEVE PRIMARY STROKE ACCREDITATION AND MAGNET DESIGNATION, ADDED ELECTRO PHYSIOLOGY, LAB SERVICES AND ONCOLOGY UNIT, AND EXPANDED MANY OTHER SERVICE LINES AT THE HOSPITAL.

F LAAS LED THE RENOVATION OF THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT, THE EXPANSION OF THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT FOR THE 70 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPEN IN FEBRUARY, 2023, WHICH PROVIDES A STATE OF ART CARE FOR THOSE, THE METHODIST CHARLTON SERVED IN SOUTHERN SECTOR OF DALLAS.

AND UNDER FRAN LOAS LEADERSHIP MAR, UH, METHODIST, CHARLTON HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY ON MANY WELLNESS AND HEALTH RELATED INITIATIVES.

WHEN I SAY CITY, I MEAN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL F , UH, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING THE QUALITY CARE, UH, PROVIDED TO ALL PATIENTS AT MAR, UH, ED METHODIST, UH, CHARLTON, AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE SCORES, WHICH ARE AT THE HIGHEST, UH, PERCENTILES THAT METHODIST CHARTER HAS EVER, EVER ACHIEVED.

I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DUE HEREBY QUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2024, AS FRAN LUCAS DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

I WITNESSED WHEREOF, I HEAR HALF HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY, OF CITY OF TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED ON THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY 24TH.

SIGNED BY ME, STEVE MASON, MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS.

APPRECIATE VERY MUCH.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

UM, THAT'S NOT ALL.

SO, UM, I, YOU KNOW, MEANT TO PUT IN HERE, BUT SHE DID LIKE 98% OF THAT WORK AS A CEDAR HILL RESIDENT.

SO WANTED TO ALSO PUT THAT IN HERE, BUT LEFT THAT PART OUT.

UM, WE ALSO DO SOMETHING, UH, KIND OF SPECIAL.

UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY GOOD BUDDY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, WE KIND OF, WE ARE ON THE CHAIR OR WE WORK TOGETHER ON THE COMMITTEE, UH, ON THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE DISTINCTIVE LEADERS, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

SO HERE I HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD 2024.

I WANNA PRESENT THIS TO FATU FOR BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND MAKING A SIGNIFICANT, UH, SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE CEDAR OF CEDAR HILL.

SURPRISE .

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND, UM, THESE ARE FOR YOU TOO, AS WELL.

CAN YOU HOLD ALL THAT? I THANK YOU.

YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ? SO HE JUST WHISPERED TO ME, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? 'CAUSE HE KNOWS THAT I'M BASICALLY A REALLY SHY PERSON.

UH, AND I AM.

THAT'S WHY MY, UM, ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND REALLY A PRIVILEGE, UM, NOT ONLY TO, UH, HAVE LED AND SERVED AT METHODIST CHARLTON FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS, BUT AS A NURSE FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS.

AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

UM, I'VE BEEN SO BLESSED AND SO THANK YOU.

THIS MEANS MORE TO ME THAN I CAN TELL YOU.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, UH, PROTE, YOU WANNA READ THE NEXT ONE? SURE.

NEXT ITEM ON

[b. Formally recognize the 2023 Class of CityU, CityME (Mentorship and Empowerment) Participants and the Employee "Of the Year" recipients. ]

THE AGENDA.

FORMALLY RECOGNIZED THE 2023 CLASS OF CITY U CITY, ME, MENTORSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT PARTICIPANTS AND THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS.

DEBORAH BINDER, PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO RECOGNIZE THE CLASS OF 2023 FOR CITY U CITY, ME AND OUR OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS.

SO, CITY U IS A YEAR LONG PROGRAM IN WHICH EMPLOYEES GAIN A MORE IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF OUR CITY OPERATIONS TO BETTER SERVE OUR CITIZENS AND OUR VISITORS.

SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'RE HERE, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND STAND IN THE FRONT? ANGELA HODGES FROM RECREATION.

DANIEL GARCIA FROM PUBLIC WORKS WATER.

HENRY FLORHAM,

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JT NANNY RECREATION, JESSICA SPILLANE REC CENTER.

DERIUS SCOTT CODE LORENA RAMIREZ GOVERNMENT CENTER.

NINA ROBINSON REC CENTER, RASHID KALIL, PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION, RUSTY BRANNAN FIRE AND ZANDRA ERRA, UM, UTILITY SERVICES.

ANYONE ELSE MAKE THEIR WAY? MICHELLE, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE OF BEN? ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? ONE, TWO.

YOU GOT MY WAY.

SORRY.

OH NO, I'M JUST DON'T, NOT FAST ENOUGH.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY, NOW, CITY, ME.

NOW THIS IS OUR CITY'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND IT'S DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND EMPOWER UP AND COMING LEADERS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO I'M GONNA CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR MENTEE MENTOR PAIRS FOR 2023.

IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE COME ON UP.

LAIA SCOTT, WHO WAS MENTORED BY JOSH MCLAREN.

OSCAR VASQUEZ, MENTORED BY MELISSA VALEZ CUMMINGS.

KEVIN QUINTIN, OUR MENTORED BY MIKE HARRISON.

RAFAEL REYES, MENTORED BY STACY GRAVES AND DANIEL GARCIA, MENTORED BY TOM JOHNSON.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHELLE EBANKS, HENRY FLORA, CHANDRA JOHNSON, MR. PORTER AND SEAN RA FOR ALSO SERVING AS MENTORS THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT'S LEFT OF OUR MENTOR PROGRAM? IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS.

WE HAD SO MANY REALLY QUALITY NOMINATIONS THIS YEAR.

IT WAS SO HARD TO SELECT SOMEBODY, AND IT REALLY ALWAYS DOES MY HARD GOOD TO READ THESE NOMINATIONS.

WE HAD A COMMITTEE SELECT THEM, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, SUSAN SHIN.

SUSAN, IF YOU'D COME ON DOWN.

SO I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PLAQUE AND IT STARTED IN 2011 WITH LAFFERTY, GOT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR WAY BACK.

WHEN I ASK YOU THAT, LAFFERTY, ARE YOU STILL IN HERE? OH, I SAW HIM EARLIER, YES.

AND SO, AND I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE NAMES.

WE'VE HAD ONE EMPLOYEE DIE THAT'S ON HERE, ONE LEAF, BUT THE REST OF THEM ARE STILL HERE.

SO THERE'S 12 EMPLOYEES AND MOST OF THEM ARE STILL HERE.

SO SUSAN, IF YOU'D HOLD THAT, I'LL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU.

SUSAN IS ALWAYS A HARD WORKER, BUT IN 2023, SHE REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AS A CITY, AS SHE MANAGED OUR BUDGET PROCESS, YOU KNOW, AS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE MIDST OF SIGNIFICANT TURNOVER IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

SHE NOT ONLY GOT THE WORK DONE, BUT SHE ALSO MADE THE PROCESS BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL FOR EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED, EXCEPT MAYBE YOU, BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY STRESSFUL FOR YOU.

THE BUDGET PROCESS ISN'T ALWAYS FUN, BUT SUSAN MAINTAINED HER SENSE OF HUMOR THROUGHOUT, AND THERE WASN'T A SINGLE BUDGET MEETING WITHOUT SOME JOKES, LAUGHTER, AND COMRADERY.

FOR THIS REASON AND MANY MORE, WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR SUSAN SHIN AS OUR 2023 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

IT JUST FEELS REALLY CLOSE.

I KNOW.

SER SERVICE LEADER OF THE YEAR.

UM, NOW WE'RE GOING TO HONOR OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LEADER OF THE YEAR 2023.

CINDY GUZMAN, COME ON UP, CINDY, YOU CAN BRING YOUR FAMILY.

SO THIS AWARD WE HAVE ONLY HAD FOR THREE YEARS.

SO CINDY, YOU'RE THE THIRD RECIPIENT THANK YOU OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD OF THE YEAR.

CINDY DISPLAYS CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER HEART EVERY DAY BECAUSE IT IS WHO SHE IS.

SHE'S EVERYONE'S GO-TO PERSON, CONSISTENT, CONSISTENTLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND HER RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CODE SUPPORT SPECIALIST.

IF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND ANOTHER DEPARTMENT IS OUT, SHE'LL ALWAYS WORK FROM THEIR DESK TO ENSURE THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS MAINTAINED IN THEIR ABSENCE.

SHE DEMONSTRATES A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND STEPS UP WITHOUT BEING ASKED.

AND THIS YEAR CINDY HAD AN IDEA TO UPDATE OUR CODE VIOLATION DOOR HANGER, AND SHE COLLABORATED WITH HER DEPARTMENT, AND HER VISION WAS TO INCLUDE SPANISH.

SINCE THE BROCHURE WAS NOT ALREADY TRANSLATED.

LIKE OUR CITY CULTURE, CINDY IS INCLUSIVE AND TAKES PROACTIVE STEPS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR THIS REASON AND SO MANY MORE, WE'RE PROUD TO HONOR CINDY AS OUR 2023 RECIPIENT OF CUSTOMER

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AND FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR TEAM OF THE YEAR, AND IT IS THE AQUATICS TEAM.

THOSE FROM THE AQUATICS TEAM, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

SO IN ITS FIRST SEASON, THE LAGOON WELCOME MORE THAN 27,000 VISITORS.

THAT'S MORE THAN SIX TIME THE NUMBER OF VISITORS WE HAD AT THE OTHER POOL THAT AVERAGED 500 PEOPLE A DAY.

DURING ONE OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS ON RECORD, THE AQUATICS TEAM CREATED AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE FOR FAMILIES THAT VISITED THE LAGOON.

THE TEAM CONDUCTED OVER 1,100 SWIM LESSONS HELD SPECIAL SENIOR ONLY SWIM HOURS FOR THE 55 PLUS CROWD, AND MADE 45 FAMILIES FEEL SPECIAL AT PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS HELD AT THE FACILITY.

THE AQUATICS TEAM SOLD MORE THAN 1,500 MEMBERSHIPS AND HAD SIX SAVES LIFESAVERS.

SO WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THIS TEAM THAT HELPED US OPEN THE SIGNATURE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CITY FROM THE 2017 BOND ELECTION.

THIS TEAM EVEN BEAT FORECASTED REVENUE ESTIMATES BY OVER $6,000, A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.

FOR THIS REASON AND SO MANY MORE, WE'RE PROUD TO HONOR THE 2023 AQUATICS TEAM AS TEAM OF THE YEAR.

THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO, UH, SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANY SUBJECT MATTER THAT YOU WANT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU TRACY FOR, FOR THAT UPDATE AND, UH, PRESENTATION.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE IN THE, UM, TWO WHO ARE, ARE THE RECIPIENTS.

UM, ALSO I LOVE THE C-D-U-C-D ME, SO I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, CONTINUE, UH, CONTINUE WITH THAT GOING.

I, UH, I FEEL THE CONTINUITY BUILDING AND THE MORALE BUILDING BECAUSE OF IT.

SO I I LOVE DOING THAT.

UM, NEXT I, UH, WILL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NEXT CITIZENS' FORUM.

[5. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

UH, ANY ITEMS THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, OF COURSE WILL HAVE TO BE, UM, PUSHED, UH, FOR, FOR FUTURE MEETING CONSIDERATION OR MAYBE A, A STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.

UH, I HAVE A, UM, A FORM HERE AND UM, I BELIEVE HER NAME IS SHARON CRANFORD.

DID I SAY YOU THAT RIGHT? OKAY.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

HER TOPIC IS SITTER SE SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES.

SAY IT THAT THREE TIMES.

GOOD EVENING.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

I APPRECIATE THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR THE SENIORS.

I'M A WICHITA KANSAS TRANSPLANT AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE IMPROVE WEATHER.

ALRIGHT, NOT TODAY, BUT USUALLY IN ANY CASE.

I, UH, I WANT TO STAND HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO SPEED UP YOUR TIMETABLE FOR RESTORING OUR SENIOR CENTER SO WE CAN RETURN THERE AND, UH, RESUME OUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES.

DIRECT CENTER DOES WHAT IT CAN.

HOWEVER, IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS AND IT DOES NOT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE DAILY LUNCHES HAVE BECOME A MOVING TARGET.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THE LUNCH WILL BE HELD.

AND WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOU HAVE TO GO FIND A STAFF TO PUT UP TABLES SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY IT TOGETHER.

OUR ACTIVITIES, THERE SEEM TO BE A SURPRISE AND AN INCONVENIENCE HAVING TO ACCOMMODATE A MYRIAD OF ACTIVITIES THERE.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES ARE OFTEN BUMPED FOR OTHER MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS, UNDERSTANDABLY.

IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE THAT THE SENIOR CENTER NEEDS ANOTHER STAFF.

OUR STAFF PERSONS ARE WONDERFUL.

ONE OF THEM WAS AWARDED TONIGHT FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED WE NEED ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER.

OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES OFTEN REQUIRE OPEN SPACES FOR EXERCISE MOVEMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES REQUIRE PLACEMENT OF CHAIRS IN THOSE STA SPACES FOR THE NEXT CLASS.

WHEN THOSE CHAIRS MOVE BACK AND FORTH, PARTICIPANTS SUCH AS MYSELF IN OUR SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES, HAVE TO SANITIZE THE CHAIRS AND STACK THEM TO ACCOMMODATE

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THE NEXT CLASS, WHICH REQUIRES OPEN SPACES.

OUR CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS ARE BUSY WITH OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, BRINGING LUNCHES, ACCOMMODATING GUESTS RECEPTION REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE A VERY, OR WE HAD A VERY BUSY SENIOR CENTER WITH VISITORS COMING AND GOING ALL THE TIME.

FURTHER, SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED GOING TO MUSEUMS, THEATERS SHOPPING, WHICH WE ENJOYED IMMENSELY.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED COMING TO THE CENTER, WE HAD A PART-TIME DRIVER WHO WOULD TAKE US TO THESE THINGS.

WELL, WE WERE UNABLE TO KEEP HIM.

PEOPLE NEED FULL-TIME JOBS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FULL-TIME BILLS.

AND SO WE LOST A SERIES OF DRIVERS AND NOW WE HAVE TO RELY ON STAR TRANSIT.

NOT SAYING ANYTHING BAD ABOUT STAR, BUT THEY HAVE THE WHOLE CITY TO DEAL WITH.

THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOMMODATING THE GENERAL POPULATION, AND THEY HAVE TO SQUEEZE US INTO ITS COMPLICATED SYSTEM, WHICH IS CONVENIENT TO THEIR OVERALL PROGRAM.

UNDERSTANDABLE.

THIS HAS RESULTED THOUGH IN OLDER PARTICIPANTS STRANDED AT THE REC CENTER FAR LONGER THAN NECESSARY.

MS. MS. CRANFORD, I'M SORRY, WE GOT RAN OUTTA TIME.

HAVE ANY QUESTION? SO, UH, TYPICALLY DURING THE CITIZENS FORM, UM, WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DELIBERATE.

UM, HOWEVER, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED, UM, I TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU CAME UP HERE.

UH, YOU CAME UP TO THE COUNCIL, YOU PRESENTED YOURSELF VERY WELL.

UM, TWO PEOPLE ON, HI ON THIS DAAS IS FROM WICHITA, KANSAS.

DID YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT ALREADY? .

UH, OUR, OUR MAYOR PROTE AND, UH, OUR, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, I'M FROM KANSAS CITY.

OH, KANSAS CITY, OKAY.

OH, SHE'S FROM WICHITA.

YEAH.

SO ANYWAY, YOU MIGHT HAVE DID YOUR HOMEWORK, BUT IF YOU WANNA JUST HANG AROUND, THERE MIGHT BE AN ITEM ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY THAT'S, UH, GONNA ADDRESS, UM, THE, UH, SENIOR CENTER FOR US TO TRY TO GET IT, UH, BACK STRUCTURALLY SOUND AGAIN.

SO IF YOU WANNA HANG AROUND, WE MIGHT DELIBERATE THAT.

NO PRESSURE COUNSEL.

BUT, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I CAN'T, I CAN'T, UH, TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL STUFF THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ARE THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CITIZENS FORUM? RIGHT.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO ONLINE FOR COUNCIL, UH, TO, TO READ LATER.

ALRIGHT, SO I'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE AGENDA.

PULL PULL B FROM CONSENT.

UH, YOU SAID WHAT NOW? PULL ITEM B FROM CONSENT.

OH, OKAY.

I'M NOT ON CONSENT YET.

UH, BOND BOND MATTERS.

[a. Consider approving Resolution No. R24-705 which directs publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Series 2024 Certificates of Obligation for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for right of way acquisition, and constructing and improving City infrastructure.]

WE GOT THE BOND FIRST.

YES, SIR.

UH, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH 7 0 5, WHICH DIRECTS PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE SERIES 2024, CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO BE INCURRED FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? AGAIN, THIS IS MORE OF A FORMALITY COUNCIL, IT'S A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE.

UM, BUT ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, IF NOT THE FLOOR IS OPENING, HAVE ANY, UH, MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVING THE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH 7 0 5.

SECOND.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, I'M SORRY.

MAYOR SECOND.

ALL THE FAVORS RAISED RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THAT AGENDA IS TO CONSENT.

UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN.

NEXT ITEM ON

[7. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]

I WAS JUST TOLD TO PULL ITEM NUMBER B, SO I'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 4 8 0 1, UH, APPOINTING AND DESIGNATING THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNT, UH, SORRY.

COURT CLERK FOR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD NUMBER ONE.

UH, COUNSEL ARE THERE, UM, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT.

MAY WE MOVE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CUSTOMER GLOVER.

HEY, MARIE.

WHAT I MISS? DID I MISS SOMETHING? NO.

OH, OKAY.

SORRY, MARIE.

A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 0 1 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, APPOINTING AND DESIGNATING THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR AS THE COURT CLERK FOR THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE COURT CLERK PROVIDING FOR RECORDINGS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS, PROVIDING FOR USE OF A COURT REPORTER, PROVIDING A FEE REQUIREMENT FOR PREPARATION OF COURT TRANSCRIPTS, PROVIDING

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THANK YOU, MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

NEXT ITEM HAS BEEN

[b. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement in the amount not to exceed $80,000 with Core CMCI for repairs to Cedar Hill Senior Activity Center. ]

PULLED FROM CONSENT.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000 WITH CORE CMCI FOR REPAIRS TO THE CITY HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? YES, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR PULLING THAT ITEM.

I JUST WANTED TO PULL IT SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY MENTION THE, UH, THE CONTRACT SPECIFIES A COMPLETION DATE FOR THE REPAIRS AT, UH, THE SENIOR CENTER OF MARCH 15TH, 2024.

UM, UNLESS OF COURSE THE, THE CONTRACTOR CAN REQUEST ADDITIONAL TIME IF THERE'S UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT, UH, AS OF THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT TO BE BACK IN THE, THE SENIOR CENTER.

AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING OR SOMETHING.

UH, YOU, YOU, YOU, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

UH, COUNCILMAN KIRTI.

UH, BUT I WILL SAY THE WEATHER IN MARCH SHOULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN WICHITA AROUND IN MARCH.

SO, UH, DID, WAS THAT A, WAS THAT A MOTION? UH, I, I CAN FOLLOW IT UP WITH THE MOTION.

ANY OTHER, I'M SORRY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCIL? NO, NONE.

COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AZI FOR COMING FORWARD, BUT THANK YOU, UM, FOR COMING FORWARD, BUT ALSO JUST TO, UM, I GUESS EXPRESS HOW HELPFUL IT IS.

I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS ANYONE THAT AT THIS POINT WAS GOING TO KIND OF VOTE AGAINST THIS, BUT HAVING THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF HOW A SPECIFIC TENANT OR GROUP, UH, TENANT, THAT'S MY WORK LIFE, UH, HOW, UM, A CITIZEN OR GROUP OF CITIZENS IS, UH, IMPACTED ADVERSELY.

SO, UM, BY, YOU KNOW, OUR TIMELINE, EVEN IF, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE INITIAL REASON WASN'T OURS, I THINK IT'S VERY HELPFUL AND IT HELPS US TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN TAKING, UM, GETTING THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO THAT AS WE MOVE THESE THINGS FORWARD, UM, WE REALLY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW EVERYONE IS IMPACTED BY OUR ACTIONS.

COUNCIL, MARTIN, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO, UH, WELL, I GUESS THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE, WELL, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MERIT EXECUTE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000 WITH CORE CMCI FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE CEDAR HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

ARE YOU OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN? WE GOOD? OKAY.

YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON.

PUSH THE RED BUTTON.

I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NOT EXCEED UHHUH AT $80,000.

YES, MA'AM.

UH, WE WANT THIS CENTER FIXED CORRECTLY, AND IF IT COSTS MORE, THEN WE STUCK AT 80,000.

RIGHT? SO THERE, THERE WAS A BID THAT WAS, UH, THAT WENT OUT.

WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS.

UH, I BELIEVE IT CAME UNDER, UH, 80 THOU UNDER 80,000.

I THINK STAFF ENDED UP PUTTING IN A LITTLE CONTINGENCY.

SO IT SHOULDN'T COST 80,000 IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE RE FIX THE REPAIRS.

UH, BUT THE NOT TO EXCEED, IF IT, IF IT DOES COST MORE, THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO GET MORE MONEY.

RIGHT.

SO WITH THE BILLING THE WAY IT IS, I CAN'T SEE THEM REALLY FIXING THE BUILDING FOR 80,000 BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S LIKE TORN UP ALMOST.

SO I I I, I WANT THAT BUILDING FIXED BACK SAFE OR WHATEVER.

SO DULY NOTED, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NOT EXCEED 80,000.

COULD, YOU COULD EAT UP 80,000 IN NO TIME, BUT WE WANT THAT BUILDING SAFE SECURED FOR OUR SENIORS, WHATEVER THE COST MAY BE.

DULY NOTED.

IS IS CORE HERE TODAY? THEY ARE NOT HERE.

ABSOLUTELY WILL BE ENOUGH.

UM, BUT TO ANSWER WORDS, CORE CMCI IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT, UM, IS GONNA BE DOING THIS WORK, AND THEY ACTUALLY CAME OUT AND DID A PHYSICAL INSPECTION AS WELL AS TWO OTHER CONTRACTORS.

SO THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING IT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

AND, UH, THE QUOTE THAT WE RECEIVED WAS UNDER 80,000 AS THE MAYOR INDICATED.

AND WE BELIEVE 80,000

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AND WE KNOW CORE CMCI VERY WELL.

IT'S JULIE GUTIERREZ.

SO, UM, WE WILL WORK WITH HER, MAKE SURE THAT SHE STAYS WITHIN THAT BUDGET AND THAT IT'S DONE CORRECTLY.

SO ARE WE, UH, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT ARE WE FILING ON THE INSURANCE? YES.

INSURANCE.

WE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND WE'RE WORKING WITH TML INSURANCE COVERAGE TO MAKE SURE IT'S COVERED.

OKAY, GREAT QUESTION.

UM, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? I, I DO LIKE YOUR SUGGESTION TO, UH, DO SOME TYPE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, OPENING AFTER THIS GETS REPAIRED.

SO, UH, WE'LL TRY TO DO SOME TYPE OF CELEBRATION.

DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIBBON CUTTING, BUT WE'LL TRY TO DO SOMETHING.

ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A CLOSED SESSION.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON, UH, TO THE NEXT ITEM

[8. Closed Session. ]

UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS IN THE CLOSED SESSION I'LL DO, UH, I'LL MENTION BOTH OF THEM NOW.

UH, ITEM A CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION, UH, 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEY ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEYS UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINE RULE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF BY KUNIS RANCH, BY MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS.

ITEM B CLOSED SECTIONS CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5, 1 OF ZERO POINT, I'M SORRY, 0.087 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, OR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, UH, THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THE CITY, UH, RECEIVE FROM A BUSINESS THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE STATE OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR TERRITORY OF CEDAR HILL AND WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OR TO DELIBERATE OR AMEND THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVES TO THAT BUSINESS PROSPECT.

UH, THIS SUBJECT MATTER IS PROJECT GOLDEN COUNSEL.

I HAVE EXACTLY 8:00 PM I WANT TO OFFICIALLY GO TO CLOSE SESSION.

OH MY GOODNESS.

YOU SAID A BAD PRECEDENT, MAN.

ALRIGHT, I HAVE NINE.